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I have a 2007 (07) 1.2 Volkswagen Urban Fox. I have had the car from new and have recently begun to drive around 25,000 per annum. Given my current mileage and my desire for a slightly higher powered vehicle,...
I have a two and a half year old BMW M3 and I drive it a lot because of my job. I plan to change it in 2013 and imagine it will have done about 80,00 miles by then. I need to plan this carefully because...
Hi John, I'm thinking of buying a Citroen Saxo VTR 1.6 on a 2000 plate from a dealer with 78,000 miles. The price is £1495. Is this a fair price for the car? Can you tell me any bad points to look for?
I am considering a Mercedes-Benz SL350 Roadster from a MB dealer. First registered in June 2006, one lady owner (probably true) Jasper blue metallic, 20,915 miles, 3,498cc V6 Auto. It has extras: panoramic...
Eight years ago I contacted you on behalf of my wife. She wanted a small, new, 5-door hatchback with aircon for under £10k. Your reply consisted of two words, fortunately these were "Toyota Yaris". We...
I'm in negotiations to buy a 1997 Ford Galaxy TDI with all the equipment like air conditioning. I don't understand cars much, so is this a good car? What are the car's good characteristics, and what I...
It’s time to change our car and we finally decided on a Peugeot 308S 1.6 petrol. We are looking for a fairly new low mileage vehicle. Most of the 308s advertised on the Peugeot dealers' website are 1.4...
I am planning to buy a two-year-old car to replace my 1996 diesel Ford Mondeo. I am looking at either a BMW 320 diesel or a Ford Mondeo Titanium diesel. It would seem that for the same price I will get...
My father is interested in changing his 2002 Mercedes-Benz S320 CDI (owned since new) to a pre-reg 2010 3.0-litre TDI Phaeton with 25 miles on the clock. It has £5000 of options and is priced at less than...
A dealer wants £9995 for a 2005 Audi A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI with two previous owners and 65,000 miles. I need to check out its previous history, but is it worth that amount? It is fitted with 17-inch alloys...